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3227N 12802W (PACIFIC), August 1961

Date of account
1961-08
Location
3227N 12802W (PACIFIC)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 15Aug61 3227N12802W PALIFIC 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possi bly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local-0010 Ground-Yisual 口Ground-Rodor 口 Wos Aircraft 口 Probobly Aircroft GMT- 150810z RIXAi~Vi suel D Air-intercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol DY 口 Probably Astronomical XKNO Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.·NUMBER OF OBJECTS9. COURSE xOther Prob EchoI 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 5min 1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING RoUnd White Objt like 11.coMmENTs Description of objt is char- star. On straight course.Lost sight when a/c acteristic of an artificial satellite in turned. orbit.Orbit of Echo I was checked and it was determined to be in area moving in direction reported for objt.Witnesses a/c was x turned,therefore accounting for rela

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